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From School to Sea!
From School to Sea!

This advertisement for the "Venture" Plan, which sought to recruit young Canadian men, uses images of HMCS Bonaventure and naval aviation.

The advertisement's central visual focus is the newly-commissioned aircraft carrier Bonaventure, accompanied by McDonnell Banshee fighters and a young man in an officer's cap. Established in 1954 to meet the Royal Canadian Navy's need for junior officers, the "Venture" Plan involved academic studies and professional training, and continued until other programs replaced it in the early 1960s.

George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19760601-003c



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U-190 Surrender Document
Norris Jones's Diary, HMCS Swansea
Loss of HMCS Athabaskan
HMCS Athabaskan Survivors in Captivity
HMCS Prince Robert
Merchant Navy Anti-Aircraft Gunnery Certificate
Christmas Card, SS Lady Rodney
Port of New York Identity Card, Ernest Shackleton
Telegram, Percy Kelly, SS Lady Hawkins
"Crossing the Line" Certificate, SS Stanley Park
Royal Canadian Navy Recruiting Advertisement
Wrens Recruiting Advertisement
From School to Sea!
Designs for a Canadian Naval Jack and Ensign